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The Arsenal Films

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The Arsenal

The Arsenal Films
18 West 27th Street, 8th floor New York New York 10001
(212) 213-0737

THE ARSENAL FILM & CREATIVE is a full service production group and facility specializing in commercial and theatrical content. In its 3000sqft Manhattan loft, the Arsenal is equipped to support the entire 4K Digital Cinema process starting in production with two REDONE Cine Camera Packages and completed in post with a powerful 8 Core FCP Editing Suite and a Master Finishing Suite for Digital Intermediate and Color Grading work.

The Arsenal takes pride in being able to meet client needs in one convenient and centrally located environment. It is a filmmaker's playground with creative and technical support at every stage of the digital cinema process.

Motion picture cameras, still cameras, color correction, graphics & animation, editing, and a daylight studio are just some of the elements we bring under one roof to provide for a seamless filmmaking experience.

Steve Moyer

Cinematography has been the focus of Steve Moyer's work and study for the past ten years. He moved to New York City in 1998 where he began his career as a filmmaker. He started out doing various jobs in the all of the departments in order to attain a well-rounded understanding of the professional film environment. Soon he settled into the lighting and worked his way up from electrician to gaffer. There he spent seven years and gained valuable experience working on features, commercials and music videos. Throughout this period Steven continued working on various independent and professional productions as both director and director of photography in a continued effort to master the filmmaking process.

Steven graduated from the Florida State University in 1994 with two Bachelor of Science degrees in both the marketing and studio art. One year later he returned to and in 1997 received a master of fine art from the School of Motion Picture and Television Production.

Steve has developed a strong sense of light, color, and composition and can achieve a unique cinematic look with precision and speed. He is always building on his craft through his work and study. The Motion Picture Industry has been Steve Moyer's chosen canvas to create beautiful images and hopes to continue this as his life's work.

Paul McCarthy

Paul McCarthy has over 13 years of experience in the New York film industry during which he has most recently worked as director of photography, producer and director on commercials, television promos, and music videos. His career developed starting as a camera assistant from where he moved into the lighting department. Over time, Paul's on set confidence and unique grasp on the filmmaking process helped to launch his career and he quickly became a sought after talent in the heyday of the New York's independent film scene.

Paul began his career on the set of "Seinfeld" in the production department after working as an intern at Victor Duncan in 1995 in both the camera and lighting departments.

Paul's diverse experience on set have helped to make him a complete filmmaker and highly respected among his peers. He holds a BA in photography from SMU and resides in Brooklyn Heights with his wife Antonia.

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Marcus Ray

Marcus Ray
BigMoves, Inc.
Dolly & Crane
917-295-0342

For over twelve years, Marcus Ray has been one of the most sought after film technicians in the industry. His list of credits is endless and his production skills limitless. In 2007, Marcus founded BIG MOVES, inc. and began to supply dolly and camera support in the New York metro area. Big Moves is steadily expanding and capable of producing and delivering any type of camera support for film and television production.

Owen Holland

Owen Holland
Action Camera Cars, Inc.
212-425-4840
646-529-2585

Owen Holland is one of New York's most respected lighting technicians. In 2007, he acquired Action Camera Cars and has provided camera cars on many of the premier car commercials, films, and music videos shot in the New York area. His company offers a variety of creative rigging options for not only cars, but just about any motorized vehicle, including helicopters, boats, motorcycles, ATVs and submarines.

Equipment & Services

Red Cameras

The Arsenal has two fully equipped state of the art RED One camera packages providing The Arsenal with the ability to shoot in 4K, 3K, 2K and HD. Our RedOne packages are supported by premium on-set and post-production hardware, software, and storage components that seamlessly integrate with the RED Cine workflow delivering images of stunning detail, resolution and quality.

Red On-Set

The Two RED ONE CINE cameras are complemented by Cooke S4 Primes, and/or Ziess Mark I T1.3 Super Speeds, and 135mm and 180mm T1.8 Ziess UltraPrimes. For viewing and monitoring we have equipped EVF viewing systems, red lightweight LCD's, and Panasonic 8.4" and 19" HD monitors. The bodies are supported by Zacuto accessorry packages riding on O'Connor 2060 tripod heads and carbon fiber leg system.

The RED BOXX, allows for simplified on-set media management and playback of uncompressed 4K, 2K & HD media. Specifically configured for the RED ONE camera system, the RED BOXX also runs Scratch Cine software providing 2K play back of 4K material and primary color grading on location.

Red In-Post

With ASSIMILATES SCRATCH FINISHING software, The Arsenal can color grade and deliver to you your project in the format of your choice. Whether it be 4K, 2K or HD we can deliver it with the look you require. Scratch is also fully capable of being a complete Digital Intermediate color grading solution, for media shot on film. This gives The Arsenal the ability to color grade anything and everything.

RED BOXX RTX 8400

The RTX 8400 offers the freedom to view "digital dailies" at uncompressed 4K, 2K and HD resolutions at along with real-time color grading & image processing as RGB defocus and grain control. RTX is optimized to take advantage of key features in ASSIMILATE SCRATCH, Adobe CS3 and many other digital post software applications designed to work at high resolutions with uncompressed motion media.

Panasonic HVX 200 Cinema Style

The Arsenal has two Panasonic HVX 200's that record in the Panasonic's P2 format. These lightweight cameras record in HD 980x720 24p format in the form of MXF files to solid-state P2 cards. This P2 media is then saved to a master drive on set or at the end of the shoot and can be easily converted into Quicktime's via Final Cut Pro or Avid non-linear editing systems.

These cameras can quickly and easily convert to cinema style cameras using the LETUS 35 Extreme film lens adapter, lightweight camera support and clip on matte box. The Letus 35mm 35 Extreme is the only adapter on the market with only 1/2 stop loss of light. It is easily as sharp as its counterparts but without the bulk and weight.

Complementing these cameras are a set of Cooke S4 Primes, a set of Ziess Mark I T1.3 Super Speeds, 135mm and 180mm T1.8 Ziess UltraPrimes, two Panasonic 8.4" HD monitors, two 19" Panasonic HD monitors, and the Zacuto camera support system.

Mobile Lighting and Grip Unit

The Arsenal's Mobile Lighting Unit, designed and fabricated to meet your essential lighting needs, it is optimized for smaller scale shoots that require professional high end lighting. This unit comes complete with a roll out canopy, an exterior sound system, two additional pop-up tents, director's chairs, and a small generator and cabling necessary to support the lighting units included.

On board you will find a collection of TUNGSTEN, HMI, KINO FLO, PANEL, and REEFA lighting units.

Also included is a Fisher 11 Dolly package with curved and straight track, skate wheels, 4' slider, lambda head and jib arm option.

Still Photography & Flash Lighting

The Arsenal can produce and shoot any size, or scale, still shoot you require. The Arsenal has a complete range of still cameras available for your still photography needs as well as flash lighting units and a full complement of continuous lighting sources that allow for finessed lighting for your product or fashion related photography.

Our Arsenal of cameras include a Nikon D200 DSLR, Nikon D300 DSLR, Nikon D3 DSLR, and a Mamiya 645 Film. We are also working with Hasselblad H and V system Digital cameras.

The Arsenal will provide a top of the line Mac Pro with a 30" HD cinema display complete with Phase One Capture Pro, Lightroom, and CS3. In our daylight studio you will also have the option of a live feed to a 70" DLP that is set conveniently along side the studio in our client area.

For onset still photography, please see our MOBILE LIGHTING UNIT.

Daylight Studio & Lighting

The Arsenal's Daylight studio, with it's southern exposure and skyline views is the perfect fit for your table top, food, fashion, interview, or New York City loft apartment shooting needs. We can facilitate still or motion picture shooting and offer a fully integrated pre and post workflow.

Our (dimensions) studio is located adjacent to our state of the art production and post-production offices where you will have easy access to everything that The Arsenal has to offer and you can own the entire 8th floor. Our wide freight elevator opens on our floor with easy access to the studio and kitchen area.

Master Editing Suite

The Arsenals Master Editing Suite features a state of the art, high performance quad core Mac Pro with FINAL CUT PRO Studio 2 digital non-linear editing software. With an ATI Radeon Graphics Card two 23 Inch cinema displays, a seventy inch DLP monitor, and a superb sound system to make you feel right at home in our plush and comfortable suite.

Graphics, Animation, Finishing and Edit 2

The Arsenals Graphics and Animation Suite features a state of the art, high performance 8 core, 3.2Ghz Mac Pro with an NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 Graphics card, a 30 Inch cinema display, and a seventy inch DLP monitor. This system powers, Adobe After Effects, Autodesk Maya 3D, Smoke, Flame, Adobe CS3, Light Room, Final Cut Pro and Color.

Sound Design, Mix and Edit 3

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Color Correction

With ASSIMILATES SCRATCH software, The Arsenal can color grade and deliver to you your project in the format of your choice. Whether it be 4K, 2K, or HD we can deliver it with the look you require. Scratch is fully capable of being a complete DI finishing solution, taking you through to final digital cinema release.

BOXX RTX 8400. The RTX 8400 offers the freedom to view "digital dailies" at uncompressed 4K, 2K, & HD resolutions at along with real-time color grading & image processing such as RGB defocus and grain control. RTX is optimized to take advantage of key features in ASSIMILATE SCRATCH, ADOBE CS3 and many other digital post software applications designed to work at high resolutions with uncompressed motion media.

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